Wire and disk wheel split-ring tool



Nov. 22, 1927. 1,650,325

5. M. CLEMENT WIRE AND DISK WHEEL SPLIT RING TOOL Filed Aug. 9, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR I BY I M M TTORNEY' Nov. 22, 1927. 1,650,325

5. M. CLEMENT WIRE AND DISK WHEEL SPLIT RING TOOL Filed Aug. 9, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

I ATTORNEY,

Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

1 TE A LE'S 1,650,325 PATENT, OFFICE.

SAMUEL MQQLEMEET, oEwEEsrE oEovEs, MISSOURI, AssIeNo 'roBUnn WHEEL COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A ooaronamon 0E PENNSYLVANIA.

- WIRE AND :orsx WHEEL sELI'r-Emo moon.

7 I Applicationfiledmigust 9, 1926. Serial at. 128,298. I

removing'the split retaining-- ring from wire and disk wheels for motor vehicles. d An object of my presentinventiQn ls thfi provision of a flat t ool -.'having a curved tapered end provided with longitudinally grooved faces'adapted tobe inserted'into the split,or gap between the ends of a split tire retainingring for quickly and'conveniently lifting one end of the retaining ring from its seating groove in the wheel rim priorto removing the ring from the wheel rim.

Another object of the invention is to pro-.

' vide the flat outer curved faces of'the tool with longitudinal grooves for receivingthe ends of the retaining ring to prevent the tool from slipping laterally when applying pressure to the handle end oftheitool in lifting one en'd'of the ring fromits seating groove. V r

Another object of the invention is the method of inserting the flat 'curvedgfaclal V grooved tapered end'of the tool in the narrow slit between theends of. the ring so. that the front grooved. face of the tool will 'en gage under one end of the ring while the rear channeled face of the tool will engage the high corner of the opposite end of the ring which acts as a fulcrum point so; that the tool can be used as a lever for] prying one end of the ring out of the rimlgroove prior to removing the ring from its seating groove in the wheelrim; I

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a wire and disk wheel split ring tool I which possesses advantages in points of simplicity and efliciency, and, at the same time proves itself comparatively inexpensive in cost of manufacture.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view,

a the invention consists in the novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter more fully 'described and finally pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, wherein like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views:

Fig.1, is a vertical sectional view of a tool constructed in accordance with my invention. I I g Fig.2 is a front perspective View of the low'ercurved end of the tool. I

: Fig. 3, is a rear perspective view of' the lower curvedend of the tool.

. Fig. (Lisa transverse sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig.1.

:Fig. 5, isa perspective view of a portion of a wheel rim. showing the seatinggroove and a portion of the split tire retaining ring. Fig. 6, is aside elevation of a portion of a wheel rim and the split ring. applied thereto with the tool shown in position to liftone end of the ring from its seating groove.

Fig. 7, is. a view similar to Fig. 6,. showing one end of the ring lifted from its seating groove. I

Fig. 8, is a view illustrating the use of the tool inreplacing the ring upon the wheel I Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 represents a section of a wire or disk wheel rim having the inner tire bead retaining flange 2 and provided at its-outer edge with the peripheral groove3 which is adapted to receive and retain the split retainingring 4 which is formed with the integral outer tire bead retaining flange 5, as clearly shown in'Fig. 5. One end iofthe split ring 4 is undercut, asat 6 and provided with the inner cutaway-portion 7. When the ring 4 is positioned in the groove 3 of the wheel rim 1,".there isprovided a; split, or gap .8, as shown in Fig. 5.

invention for carrying out -myjmethod of removing. split rings from wire and'disk wheel rims and replacing the same, comboth width and thickness, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so as to be readily inserted into the narrow slit, or' gap 8 between the The toolembodving the featureshofmy prises'a suitable, preferably flat handle section 9. This handle section 9 is longitudis adjacent ends of the split ring 4, as clearly shown in ig. 6.

The front face 11 of thetool at the lower end of handle 9 is provided with a suitable longitudinal groove,.or channel 13, while the back face 12 of the tool at the lower end of curved end 10 of the tool with a' suitable flat transverse shoulder 15, which aflordsmeans to engage the upper edge of the ring flange 5 of the'ring t to prevent the free end of the ring from climbing up on the tool handle 9' when forcing the ringback into its rim seating groove 3 when. replacing the ring 4C upon the wheel'rim 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 8.

From the foregoing description and by re ferring to-Figs. 6 and 7, it is evidentthat I provide a flat rim ring tool, which when inserted into the gap 8 between adjacent ends of the ring flange 5 will permit the lower curved end of the tool handle to enter the un'dercutportion 6 of the ringflange 5 with the lower corner 16 of one end of the ring in engagement with the upper facial groove 13 while the upper corner 17 of the opposite end of the ring will engage in the rear facial groove 14 and act as a fulcrum point for the handle to swing upon, when forcing the handle 9-downwardlytoward the rim for raising the curved inner end of the handle which lifts one end of the ring from its ring seating-groove, as clearly shown in-Fig. 7. It will be readly seen that the facial grooves of the tool prevents the tool from slipping laterally upon the corners of the split ring when prying one end of the ring from its ringseating groove.

The many advantages of the herein described invention will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

I do not wish to be understood as having limited "myself to the details of construction shown-anddescribed, but desire to have'it understood that the invention I have shown in' the-drawings is'merely illustrative, as it is manifestthat various minor changes may when fairly construed.

bemade in the exact construction and par ticular arrangement of parts without departing, from the spirit of my invention hence I reserve the right to make any such changes, or modifications as may fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims What 'I claim is: l. A non-cutting tool for removing tireretai'ning rings comprising an operating shanlr having an end adapted to be inserted longitudinally between themeeting' ends of atire retainin'g ring in place on a vehicle wheel and bene'aththe-one end, which shank end is provided with means projecting with? in the perimeter of-the locking ring when the tool isinserte'd to laterally interlock with at least me of the meeting ends of the ring. 2;. A non-cutting tool for removing "tire retaining rings comprising an operating' shank having an end a'daptedto be'inserted longitudinally between the meeting ends'fof a tire retaining'ring in place on a vehicle wheel and beneath the one end, which shank end is provided on its opposite sides' with longitudinally extending reentrant surfaces adapted to laterally interlock with the upper and'lower edges respectively of the meeting ends of the ring.

3. A non-cutting tool for removingtire retaining rings comprising an operating shankhaving an end adapted to be inserted longitudinally between the meeting ends of a tire retaining ring in place on a vehicle wheel, said end being provided with longitudinally extending reentrant surfaces on its opposite sides, constituting non-communicating grooves adapted to laterally interlock with the upper and :lower edges respectively of the meeting ends of the ring to a depth --relatively shallow. as compared with the depth of transverse cross-section'of the ring itself. I i

Signed in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri this 7 day of JulygA. 11 1926, I

' SAMUEL MrCLEMENT- 

